Sat, 24 Dec - Wed, 28 Dec 1938 - 00:00 – 1st Test • Old Wanderers, Johannesburg
Match drawn
South AfricaSouth Africa
658/10 (20.00) & 108/1 (51)
EnglandEngland
349/3 (20.00) & 291/4 (61.5)

SA vs ENG - 1st Test info

Match No
1st Test
Match Date
Sat 12 1938
Teams
South Africa, England
Series
England in South Africa Test Series
Ground
Old Wanderers, Johannesburg
Toss
England, elected to bat first
Umpires
George SicklerRichard Ashman
Match Result
Match drawn, England
Type No
Test no. 267 Test, England
Season
1938/39, England
England innigs
349/3 (20.00)
Total
422 113.4 Ov (RR: 3.71)		7174 (7174)
Eddie Paynter 117 (117)
Bryan Valentine 97 (97)
Norman Gordon5/103
Bruce Mitchell3/75
Eric Dalton1/42
South Africa innigs
658/10 (20.00)
Total
390 135.1 Ov (RR: 2.88)		6630 (6630)
Eric Dalton 102 (102)
Dudley Nourse 73 (73)
Hedley Verity4/61
Tom Goddard3/54
Len Wilkinson2/93
England innigs
108/1 (51)
Total
291/4d 61.5 Ov (RR: 4.72)		4947 (4947)
Paul Gibb 106 (106)
Eddie Paynter 100 (100)
Eric Dalton2/29
Norman Gordon2/59
Eric Davies0/67
South Africa innigs
291/4 (61.5)
Total
108/1 51 Ov (RR: 2.11)		1836 (1836)
Bruce Mitchell 48 (48)
Pieter van der Bijl 38 (38)
Wally Hammond1/13
Ken Farnes0/17
Hedley Verity0/17